Editing Engineer (section)

=== Spanish-speaking countries ===
[[File:Baltasar_Mena_Iniesta_playing_his_guitar_at_UNAM.jpg|thumb|right|[[Baltasar Mena Iniesta]] a [[Spain|Spanish]]-born [[Mexico|Mexican]] mechanical engineer specialized in [[Rheology]]]]

Certain Spanish-speaking countries follow the Italian convention of engineers using the pre-nominal title, in this case "{{lang|es|ingeniero}}" (or "{{lang|es|ingeniera}}" if female). Like in Italy, it is usually abbreviated to "Ing." In Spain this practice is not followed.

The engineering profession enjoys high prestige in Spain, ranking close to medical doctors, scientists and professors, and above judges, journalists or entrepreneurs, according to a 2014 study.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lobera |first1=Josep |last2=Torres Albero |first2=Cristóbal |title=Percepción social de la Ciencia y la Tecnología 2014 |date=2015 |publisher=FECYT |pages=218–240 |url=https://icono.fecyt.es/sites/default/files/filepublicaciones/18/articulo9_epscyt2014_-_j._lobera_y_c._torres_-_prestigio.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315130354/https://icono.fecyt.es/sites/default/files/filepublicaciones/18/articulo9_epscyt2014_-_j._lobera_y_c._torres_-_prestigio.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-15 |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2021 |chapter=El prestigio social de las profesiones tecnocientíficas |language=es}}</ref>